BJP, RJD battle it out to wrest Darbhanga LS seat24 Apr 2019 16:13Darbhanga, April 24 (IANS) The seat of Mithilanchal, visually represented by once majestic but today decaying fort of Darbhanga Maharaj, in Bihar is witnessing an interesting poll battle as most key political parties have replaced their known leaders with …

Shah to build tempo for PM’s April 25 Darbhanga rally21 Apr 2019 23:40PATNA: The BJP is all set to launch an intense campaign in the five constituencies going to the polls in the fourth phase on April 29. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also scheduled to address an election rally at Darbhanga, one of the five constituencies …

Darbhanga: Three ‘sulking’ netas may play spoilsport31 Mar 2019 23:16DARBHANGA: Three netas – Congress’s Kirti Azad, RJD’s Mohd Ali Ashraf Fatmi and JD(U)’s Sanjay Jha – who failed to contest from Darbhanga Lok Sabha seat for different reasons this time, may play spoilsport as far as victory of Grand Alliance (GA) and …

Siddiqui set to contest Darbhanga seat: RJD27 Mar 2019 09:06PATNA: Keeping aside all speculations, RJD MLA Bhai Virendra on Tuesday said senior party functionary Abdul Bari Siddiqui will be contesting from Darbhanga parliamentary constituency.
He said senior functionaries of Mahagathbandhan have already sorted out …

Congress-RJD in dilemma over Darbhanga LS seat26 Mar 2019 14:01PATNA: The Darbhanga Lok Sabha seat, represented by former test cricketer Kirti Azad, who recently quit the BJP and joined the Congress, on Tuesday emerged as a new bone of contention in the opposition Grand Alliance in Bihar, with the RJD stating that it …

Tussle in grand alliance over Darbhanga seat26 Mar 2019 00:08Sources said that the Congress had promised Darbhanga seat to Kirti Azad before he joined the party after leaving the BJP in February this year.
Patna: After resolving the thorny seat sharing issue among grand alliance parties the Congress is now engaged …

Tug-of-war in grand alliance over Darbhanga, Madhubani seats19 Mar 2019 16:40Patna, March 19 (IANS) Seat sharing in ‘mahagathbandhan’ (grand alliance) for the Lok Sabha elections has turned into a tug-of-war among parties with Darbhanga and Madhubani parliamentary constituencies emerging as trouble spots.
A source in Rashtriya …

SpiceJet to begin flight ops from Darbhanga06 Mar 2019 19:41PATNA: Budget carrier SpiceJet will begin flight operations from the Darbhanga airbase as part of the UDAN (‘Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik’) scheme of the Union ministry of civil aviation from August 1.
Addressing a press conference in Darbhanga on Wednesday, …

Six of seven girls who fled Mokama home found in Darbhanga23 Feb 2019 21:12A police officer blamed non-cooperation from the shelter home management, alleging that they worked in a secretive manner and added that at times, they would not allow even women representatives from the government to meet the girls. (Image for …

Bihar: Darbhanga to witness first ever IAF air show on November 2017 Nov 2018 18:21Image Source : PTI Darbhanga to witness first ever IAF air show on November 20 In a first, the Indian Air Force will be holding an air show at Darbhanga Air Force Station in Bihar on November 20, showcasing its skill and attracting youths to join the …

Darbhanga gets nod for commercial flight ops02 Nov 2018 12:02PATNA: Decks have been cleared for commencement of commercial flight operations from Darbhanga airfield after the ministry of defence gave its nod to the Airports authority of India (AAI) for construction of a civil enclave or terminal building and other …

Darbhanga gets defence ministry nod for commercial flight operations02 Nov 2018 00:53Patna: Decks have been cleared for commencement of commercial flight operations from Darbhanga airfield after the ministry of defence gave its nod to the Airports authority of India (AAI) for construction of a civil enclave or terminal building and other …

Bihar: 3 coaches of Darbhanga-Kolkata Express derail in Darbhanga28 Sep 2018 09:39Image Source : ANI 3 coaches of Darbhanga-Kolkata Express derailed near a railway crossing. (PhotoANI) Three coaches of Darbhanga-Kolkata Express derailed near a railway crossing in Darbhanga on Friday. The incident took place at 5:35 am on Friday morning …

Flight operations from Darbhanga from mid-201928 Sep 2018 07:56PATNA: Flight operations from Darbhanga are now likely to start from mid-2019.
Regional flight operations under the UDAN scheme of Union civil aviation ministry were initially slated to commence from the Darbhanga airstrip from August this year. It was put …

No bidder for recarpeting of Darbhanga airport runway27 Aug 2018 11:39PATNA: Even as neighbouring Jharkhand got Bokaro airport functional on Saturday under the Udan scheme of Union civil aviation ministry, Bihar will have to wait a little longer for getting Darbhanga airstrip operational under the same scheme.
Sources in the …

Religious teacher rapes minor in Darbhanga19 Jul 2018 12:38[India], July 19 (ANI): In another case of sexual assault, a 65-year-old religious teacher was arrested on Wednesday for alleged rape of an eight-year-old girl in a village in Darbhanga district.
The police officer Anuj Kumar who is handling the case told …

Four killed in Darbhanga bus accident21 May 2018 07:58PATNA: At least four passengers were killed and more than 30 others injured as the private bus they were travelling in turned turtle near Shankar Lohar Chowk on Bahera-Baheri Road (SH-56) under the Baheri police station area in Darbhanga district around …

Interim terminal building at Darbhanga soon20 May 2018 21:20PATNA: Airports Authority of India (AAI) has initiated bidding process to rope in a firm for construction of new terminal building at Darbhanga airstrip. Regional flights are proposed to be launched from Darbhanga to places like Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru …

New weekly train from Darbhanga to Jalandhar city17 May 2018 21:34PATNA: The new Darbhanga Jalandhar City Antyodaya Weekly Express (22551/22552) will commence its regular run from Darbhanga on Saturday and return from Jalandhar on Sunday on a weekly basis.
According to East Central Railway’s (ECR) chief public …

SpiceJet likely to operate flights from Darbhanga28 Apr 2018 08:44PATNA: Darbhanga has emerged as the strong contender in the state for commercial flight operations under the Centre’s much-ambitious regional connectivity scheme (RCS).
If Airports Authority of India (AAI) sources are to be believed, SpiceJet has won the …

'Wishbone' to vie at Darbhanga Intl. Filmfest.08 Apr 2018 05:59The cinematic work compares and contrasts the ups and downs experienced by a fired coach who met a girl with whom he had a relationship several years prior.
The critically acclaimed Iranian flick 'Wishbone' has already taken home numerous awards …

Violence in Darbhanga during SC/ST agitation02 Apr 2018 13:26[India], Apr 2 (ANI): Violence and arson were witnessed on Monday in Darbhanga district of Bihar, during Bharat Bandh called by the Bhim Sena and various other SC/ST organisations.
The protests were called against the Supreme Court ruling, against the …

Darbhanga killing due to dispute over land17 Mar 2018 21:04PATNA: A dispute over an eight-kattha plot of land was the reason for the violent attack on the house of Tej Narayan Yadav in which his septuagenarian father Ramchandra Yadav (70) was killed, in Balha village under the Sadar police station area in …

Darbhanga murder an 'old land dispute': Bihar Police17 Mar 2018 08:30[India], Mar 17 (ANI): The Bihar Police on Saturday confirmed that the murder of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tej Naraya's father in Darbhanga district was a case of old land dispute and has no connection with the naming of chowk.
The police …

Communal harmony in Darbhanga school14 Mar 2018 19:34Darbhanga: Each day at the Triveni Sanskrit Middle School starts with the Chetnasatra (awareness session) which involves children to clean the campus and classrooms followed by Saraswati Vandana and Sarva Dharma Prarthana.
Sanskrit is a favourite subject …

Engineers’ murder case: Ten awarded life imprisonment in Darbhanga08 Mar 2018 09:54PATNA: Notorious gangsters Santosh Jha and Mukesh Pathak, who were running one of the most dreaded criminal gang in Bihar until two years back, were awarded rigorous life imprisonment by a court in Darbhanga on Wednesday for their involvement in double …

Darbhanga hospital's burns unit gasps27 Feb 2018 19:19Darbhanga: People suffering from burns have to put up with their pain as the burn care unit at Darbhanga Medical College & Hospital (DMCH) has not been functioning for almost a decade now and the hospital lacks resources to treat burn victims.
A 12-bed …

Min: Flights to operate from Darbhanga airbase in 6 months12 Feb 2018 21:18PATNA: Minister of state for civil aviation Jayant Sinha on Monday said flights for Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru would start operating from Darbhanga airbase within the next six months.
Sinha, who assessed the progress made in the development of Darbhanga, …

Wings for Darbhanga27 Jan 2018 19:37Patna: SpiceJet has bagged the bid to start civilian flights from Darbhanga airport, around 150km northeast of the state capital. It pipped IndiGo to clinch the deal and will fly from the northeastern Bihar city to New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore.
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Airlines sniff Darbhanga take-off17 Jan 2018 20:30Patna: Private sector low-cost airlines IndiGo and SpiceJet have expressed interest in tapping the Darbhanga airport, located around 150km northeast of the state capital, to start flight operations to New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore.
They have put in …

New airports to come up in Darbhanga, Purnia: Bihar CM24 Dec 2017 15:23New Delhi, Dec 24 () Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today announced that new airports will be developed in Darbhanga and Purnia, two northern districts of the state.
He said the state government has "committed" land to the Centre for this …

54 Darbhanga Medical College girls fined Rs ...19 Nov 2017 15:04DARBHANGA: As many as 54 girl students of the Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) have been fined Rs 25,000 each in connection with incidents of ragging.
This is the second instance of medical students being fined for ragging in the state within …

54 Darbhanga Medical College girls fined Rs 25,000 each for ragging19 Nov 2017 11:40DARBHANGA: As many as 54 girl students of the Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) have been fined Rs 25,000 each in connection with incidents of ragging.
This is the second instance of medical students being fined for ragging in the state within …

54 students from Darbhanga Medical College fined for ragging19 Nov 2017 10:41[India], Nov 19 (ANI): At least 54 students of girls' hostel in Darbhanga Medical College have been fined Rs 25,000 each for allegedly ragging their juniors.
The incident came to light after a first-year student studying in the college reported about …

Darbhanga DM, SSP hold ‘bandi darbar’30 Jul 2017 20:59DARBHANGA: The district administration on Saturday organised a 'Bandi Darbar' on the Darbhanga divisional jail premises where both the district magistrate, Chandrashekhar Singh, and the SSP, Satyavir Singh, after inspecting the prison, interacted …

Yogi Adityanath's Darbhanga visit: 5 Updates15 Jun 2017 10:54Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is visiting Darbhanga today to address a public rally on BJP's three years in power. Yogi's visit is being seen as a move to gain political mileage and help BJP make inroads into the state. Bihar Chief …

Yogi’s trip to Darbhanga with political gains in mind?14 Jun 2017 21:08Lucknow: BJP has asked UP CM Aditya Nath Yogi to lead the party's campaign in Maithili-Brahmin-dominated Darbhanga region of Bihar to show-case Modi government's achievements on completion of three years of the NDA government at the Centre. …

Heritage push for Darbhanga varsity28 May 2017 21:56Lalit Narayan Mithila University, set up in 1972
Lalit Narayan Mithila University (LNMU) in Darbhanga has set the ball rolling to set up a heritage cell to preserve its bibliographic and architectural legacy.
"LNMU has a rich collection of books, …

Cannes 2019: Huma Qureshi made heads turn with her new garb23 May 2019 11:14Category: Bollywood Posted by Syed Qayam Ali Published: May 23, 2019, 1:18 pm IST Updated: May 23, 2019, 1:18 pm IST
New Delhi: Huma Qureshi once again stole the show with her unique fashion choice in Anamika Khanna couture at Cannes, France.
Her latest …

NDA takes big lead in Bihar, Giriraj Singh ahead23 May 2019 08:41Image Source : PTI Union Minister Giriraj Singh
Bihar's ruling NDA is taking a massive lead in the state. Union Minister Giriraj Singh who is ahead with over 75,400 votes against his rival Kanhaiya Kumar from the Begusarai seat, trends showed on …

NDA leading in Bihar23 May 2019 07:52Patna, May 23 (IANS) Bihar’s ruling NDA is leading in eight Lok Sabha seats of the state, early trends showed on Thursday
Union
Minister Giriraj Singh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from
the Begusarai seat is ahead by over 1,000 votes. Former …

Nitish Kumar plays unifier-in-chief for BJP in Bihar16 May 2019 04:22If NDA was a Davis Cup team, Nitish easily is the faction's non-playing captain, holding a decisive sway.
As I race against time to make it to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public rally in Paliganj - about 50km southeast of Bihar capital Patna and …

Colours of a Country11 May 2019 09:02A Pichwai painting, Raas Leela.
From Rajasthan comes the Pichwai, a form of fabric painting that was used to decorate the temple walls behind the idol of Shrinathji. The word Pichwai is derived from the Sanskrit words ‘pich‘ (back) and ‘wais‘ (hanging). …

Written on the body08 May 2019 20:18“I was born a Sindhi but I had no idea about the history of my people. I didn’t know that both Hindus and Muslims can be Sindhis. They had co-existed for centuries, they spoke the same language. The more I began to search for information, I realised that …

Clashes in West Bengal, EVM snags during Phase 506 May 2019 21:20Among the seven states, the highest voter turnout of 74.42 per cent was recorded in seven seats in West Bengal.
New Delhi: A grenade attack on a polling booth in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, violence in West Bengal and EVM glitches were reported …

India Elections 5th Phase: Seven states go to polls today06 May 2019 15:39Elaborate arrangements have been made for peaceful conduct of fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections today. Fifty one constituencies, spread over seven states, will go to polls in this phase.
Voting will take place for 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh; 12 in …

57.86% voting in fifth phase of polls in Bihar06 May 2019 14:07Patna, May 6 (IANS) Ignoring the scorching heat, 57.86 per cent of the over 87 lakh electorate in Bihar’s five constituencies which went to the polls in the fifth phase on Monday cast their vote till 6 p.m., officials said.
Voting in Sitamarhi, Madhubani, …

Over 26% voting in Bihar LS polls (12 p.m.)06 May 2019 07:34Patna, May 6 (IANS) Bihar recorded 26.33 per cent voting on Monday in the five hours of polling to the state’s five constituencies in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections, according to officials.
Voting was underway for the Sitamarhi, Madhubani, …

Congress suspends Bihar rebel candidate Shakeel Ahmed05 May 2019 16:39New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Congress on Sunday suspended senior leader and former MP Shakeel Ahmed for contesting as an Independent from Bihar’s Madhubani Lok Sabha constituency against the official alliance candidate, a party statement said.
The Madhubani …

Ex-minister Ali Ashraf Fatmi withdraws Madhubani nomination22 Apr 2019 22:14Patna: Former Union minister Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi on Monday decided to withdraw his nominations from Madhubani seat.
Speaking on the issue, Mr Fatmi said that he had filed his nominations as a BSP candidate, but decided not to contest from the seat in …

Shakeel Ahmad files two sets of nominations from Madhubani16 Apr 2019 17:19[India], Apr 16 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Shakeel Ahmad on Tuesday filed his nomination from Madhubani Parliamentary Constituency for the Lok Sabha Elections.
Ahmad, who resigned as the senior spokesperson of the AICC on …

RJD leader Fatmi hopeful to get LS ticket from Madhubani27 Mar 2019 19:51[India], Mar 27 (ANI): Former Union Minister and RJD leader Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi on Wednesday expressed his disappointment over the information that he is not getting the ticket to contest Lok Sabha poll from Madhubani seat.
"Perhaps, my name is …

Missing shelter home girl found in Madhubani28 Feb 2019 14:39By: Ramashankar
PATNA: Police heaved a sigh of relief after a 16-year-old girl, who along with six other girl inmates of the Nazareth shelter home at Mokama in Patna had escaped on February 23, was finally traced to Jainagar in Madhubani district, around …

Missing Mokama shelter home girl found in Madhubani28 Feb 2019 00:59PATNA: Police heaved a sigh of relief after a 16-year-old girl, who along with six other girl inmates of the Nazareth shelter home at Mokama in Patna had escaped on February 23, was finally traced to Jainagar in Madhubani district, around 200km north of …

How Madhubani changed the face of a Viman Nagar society07 Jan 2019 10:23Art can be therapeutic. At this 18-year-old Viman Nagar housing society it has gone beyond that and turned into a community building exercise that years of living in the same complex could not achieve. The dreary Red Park at the plush Hermes Drome Society …

Bihar: One held after gangrape video goes viral in Madhubani30 Jul 2018 10:40PATNA: Police in Madhubani district arrested one accused
on Saturday morning in connection with an alleged gangrape incident whose video had gone viral in the area recently.
Jhanjharpur SDPO Yogendra Kumar said that the incident actually took place on July …

Muslim men paint BJP office walls with Madhubani art11 Jul 2018 15:38[India], July 11 (ANI): Ahead of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah's visit to Patna, six youths including two Muslims, painted the walls of party's office with Madhubani art, showcasing achievements of Modi government in the last …

PM Modi purchases Madhubani painting using RuPay card in Singapore02 Jun 2018 17:57Prime Minister Narendra Modi today purchased a Madhubani painting using a RuPay card during his visit to the Indian Heritage Centre in Singapore.
Modi received a rapturous welcome on his arrival at the centre, which traces the journey of Indian community …

PM Modi uses RuPay card to purchase Madhubani painting in Singapore02 Jun 2018 17:08Singapore: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday purchased a Madhubani painting using a RuPay card during his visit to the Indian Heritage Centre in Singapore. Madhubani painting (or Mithila art) is practised in the Mithila region of India and Nepal.
PM …

Five Minor Girls Drown In A Pond In Bihar's Madhubani10 May 2018 02:03The bodies were fished out from the pond with the help of local divers (Representational)
Madhubani: Five minor girls, all aged between seven to 12 years, including three sisters, drowned in a pond Bihar's Madhubani district, police said.
The incident …

Bihar: 11-year-old girl gangraped in Madhubani district24 Apr 2018 05:35— By PTI | Apr 24, 2018 09:15 am
Madhubani: An 11-year-old girl was allegedly raped by two men at Gena Tola Chhatbaniya village of Bihar’s Madhubani district, police said. As per an FIR lodged yesterday by the victim’s mother, the incident occurred when …

Mithila artists wield brush to transform Madhubani Railway station16 Apr 2018 16:09Apr 16, 2018, 11.04 AM IST
A beautiful transformation
Once looked upon as one of the dirtiest railway stations in India, Madhubani in Bihar now sports a completely different look. Courtesy 200 artists who over a period of two months painted the station…

Mithila paintings adorn Madhubani railway station07 Apr 2018 16:23Madhubani, April 7 (IANS) Once looked upon as one of the dirtiest railway stations in India, Madhubani in Bihar now sports a completely different look with Mithila paintings adorning its walls.
The rich artistic and cultural legacy of Madhubani region has …

Madhubani railway station gets a makeover with Mithila paintings07 Apr 2018 13:11Madhubani (Bihar), April 7 (IANS) Once looked upon as a dirty railway station, Madhubani station in Bihar now sports a completely different look.
The rich culture of the region — Mithila paintings — now adorn the walls of the railway station. Not just that …

Centre assures help to make Madhubani ‘art capital’29 Mar 2018 14:56MADHUBANI: Union textiles secretary Anant Kumar Singh has appreciated the Madhubani administration’s initiative to make the district the country’s ‘art capital’ and assured all possible assistance in this regard.
Madhubani DM Shirsat Kapil Ashok made a …

Madhubani art sails via Passage to Asia24 Feb 2018 06:06Last Wednesday, the Indian High Commission staged its one-day Madhubani Painting Exhibition at the Passage to Asia Restaurant, Chaguanas. The display attracted a large gathering including students and Chaguanas Mayor Gopaul Boodhan.
The Mayor said art was …

Painting the town in Madhubani24 Dec 2017 23:30Written by Santosh Singh
| Patna |
Published: December 25, 2017 4:23 am
At the Madhubani railway station.
ALL GOVERNMENT buildings at Madhubani, the Bihar town synonymous with the signature genre of painting, will now be decked in colours and eye-catching …

State government gears up to sell Madhubani artworks online22 Nov 2017 20:54MADHUBANI: The state government is now planning to take the online route to market its different art forms of Madhubani.
The industries department has planned to launch an e-commerce portal to promote marketing of Madhubani art. "We are shortly …

1 dead in Madhubani violence29 Jun 2017 20:00PATNA: A 50-year-old man died and several others were injured when the Madhubani district administration tried to confiscate an ancient Shivlinga in Khojpur village under the Babubarahi police station area in the district on Thursday.
Seven vehicles, …

#GenderAnd: Caste, Class, Higher Education, Madhubani art and more17 Jun 2017 15:19As you explore our coverage, we urge you to look out for the rest of the stories in the series.
In the second week of #GenderAnd, we tried to explored caste, gendergap at work, class boundaries, the political atmosphere governing women’s study centres and …

Madhubani to showcase Bapu life03 Apr 2017 22:10File picture of Rajkumar Jha and his wife Vibha Lal working on a Madhubani painting
The centenary celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi's Champaran Satyagraha have given the state's Madhubani painters and Bhagalpuri silk weav-ers a chance to showcase …